Janet Fouts

AUGUST 26, 2014

We all love videos and sharing content that we find which resonates with us right? Wow, tons of content, and that’s only on YouTube, but finding the best is like a needle in a haystack sorta thing. Other users can subscribe to your channel, follow hashtags and re-share videos through the app or the major social networks.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

If you’re as into social media networks as I am you’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the launch of Google+ , a shiny new social network from Google. As Michael Martine wrote on his blog,&# Another Social Network to Suck Away My Time?

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

That’s not how a social network works though. On these kinds of networks you have to find people who are engaging and interesting as sources of conversation and listen, then talk back to them. Of course you’ll find lots more, but these are 10 people I can always rely on to have useful and interesting content.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

So why did so many users take a self-enforced tile out on the dominant social network in the country? 20% said they got bored or there was no compelling content. Only 8% of those who don’t use Facebook now are even interested in using the site in the future. 21% said they just didn’t have time.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

Fortunately the answers are the same no matter what network you’re trying to grow. Create good quality content people care about and want to share. Create content regularly. Share others content with links and comments on the value of what they’ve contributed. Be the first to share useful industry news.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2014

This makes relevant content and ease of finding it crucial. Are you prepared to use social media as a communication tool, not just another advertising medium? Is your social strategy and content aligned with your buyer personas? Speak TO buyers with content that appeals to exactly what they need. No excuses.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 6, 2017

Find thought leaders on social networks and follow their posts. Social media makes everything public, What is the impression you would have of you? It’s possible to bury negative items with good, useful content with a little hard work. Be super generous with sharing the posts that will be helpful to your network.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 8, 2012

Some of the tricks of the trade that help manage a social media engagement plan with a small team. How to pull together an editorial calendar, a social media schedule and decide what social networks are the best use of your bandwidth. How to set up listening tools to do a lot of the work for you.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 6, 2013

The popularity of Instagram is clear, and if you are inclined to snap photos and share them with your friends and customers on social networks you can make your business more social and build a powerful sharing community on Instagram quickly. Measure the other networks too. Why does Instagram work so well?

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We all *think* we’re doing great when the Twitter alerts are rolling, Email’s pinging, Facebook is always open and your RSS feeds are pushing you new content to share. Here are a few tips to make the time you spend working on social media marketing tasks, and your entire day, more useful to everyone. Efficient right?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 1, 2013

website for curating posts in my areas of interest, but being able to scan titles and share just-out news with my social networks and my clients while I’m in line at the bank or waiting for a flight makes it just that much sweeter. I already loved the Scoop.it Available for iPhone, iPad, or Android.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 19, 2012

If you don’t care about getting statistics back on who reads your blog that and just want to create great content and share it with the world then just stick to the feed that already exists on your blog. If it’sdead it’s dead, but don’t take the chance and lose your subscriber base.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 30, 2012

Personally, I find Google+ useful for surfacing content that I don’t find on Twitter or Facebook. The traffic we get from Google+ also sticks longer than other social media referrals. Google has already made several announcements signaling their clear intention to integrate Plus content and comments in results. Irene Koehler.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

If you get re tweeted a lot you’re probably building your social network pretty fast. “ @Jill Something really brilliant” If you have to edit, be respectful of the original content and intentions. If one tweet launches a thousand retweets, wouldn’t you want to know that original tweeter? Use Via or RT.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

It used to be this would return a list of scholarly papers, some nasty pictures of you at a bachelor party, a random smattering of form posts about cupcakes or software and possibly your connections on some social networks. Literally when someone actually engages with your content. Looking for a job in marketing? Peer Index.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 2, 2011

I’ve been gratified and a little puzzled by some of the people who follow me on Twitter (or any other social network for that matter). Be picky about the quality of their content and don’t fixate too much on “but I don’t know this person!&#. Get to know new people, it’s half the fun.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Did you share it on your favorite social networks to show off? You did, and that, my friend, is User Generated Content. User Generated Content (UGC). According to the Sprout Social study, 41% of Millennials want to have their content shared by the brand, while only 23% of GenX and Baby Boomers do.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Whether it’s how to create a landing page that really converts, fine tune your email marketing , or how to make sure nobody misses your next webinar , Hubspot puts out great inbound content to learn from. This allows you to easily promote them on your chosen social networks and schedule them to post at a particular time.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Google+ is a great social network. People are constantly dissing this particular network even though it really has more intelligent conversation going on than many other networks. It’s still about the content. Maybe it’s because you just don’t get how it works or how to use it!

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

The idea is that a short video clip from one friend can spread within your circle of friends to a much larger thing which can then be shared on your social networks or anywhere else on the web. Now, these are not the first to do live video streaming. Remember Qik (say “quick”)? However, my professional role has evolved.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

The idea is that a short video clip from one friend can spread within your circle of friends to a much larger thing which can then be shared on your social networks or anywhere else on the web. Now, these are not the first to do live video streaming. Remember Qik (say “quick”)? However, my professional role has evolved.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This year flew by and the sheer number of new social networks and applications is simply stunning. I wanted to take a moment to thank just a few of the people I’ve learned from this year and I asked them to share an answer to the following question: What was the most important thing you learned about social media this year?

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

See, it turns out that not only does the TOU state “Cold Brew Labs and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Site, Application, Services and Site Content, including all associated intellectual property rights”, (that means the pins you post too!) Reciprocation is the core of social interaction.

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